It was meant to be a . Clearly am still addled by booze. I must be: we were stumbling around in our v badly planned kitchen this morning and I heard myself say to DP how would he feel if I opened drawers onto his crotch...

Blimey, this is all very exciting. Dull weekend here, but all cheerful. dd walked 40km in ill-fitting army boots yesterday as part of cadets, so we spent a happy evening cataloguing and bursting her blisters (ideal pre-dinner activity with Martini in hand). I hurt my knee volunteering but not badly enough to join the crepey ward round. How are you Crem? And Herbs, hope your dh is OK.

Back from wonderful workshop in beautifully restored 300 yr old Unitarian meeting house. Acoustics were perfect. Byrd, Palestrina, Monteverdi, Purcell, Caccini. Performance in the evening was great fun. Nearly burst with pride at DD's solo, her first in Italian. Good reunion of old friends, four of whom sang at our wedding

Back to anguished call from BIL with more grim news of mentally-ill sister. Bubble well and truly burst

No hangover here, but I'm aching quite a lot after all the walking we did yesterday. My left hip in particular (I found myself doing the penguin shuffle which I remember was my aged grandmother's trademark walk).

DH took some lovely pics yesterday. We have a cute photo taken back in 2006 with DS (then 6) and DD2 (2.5) standing on a bench on the Thames Path, with Tower Bridge in the background - we tracked down the very bench and recreated the scene. DS obscures quite a bit more of the view than he did back then.

No hangover here, but I'm aching quite a lot after all the walking we did yesterday. My left hip in particular (I found myself doing the penguin shuffle which I remember was my aged grandmother's trademark walk).

DH took some lovely pics yesterday. We have a cute photo taken back in 2006 with DS (then 6) and DD2 (2.5) standing on a bench on the Thames Path, with Tower Bridge in the background - we tracked down the very bench and recreated the scene. DS obscures quite a bit more of the view than he did back then.

I am attempting to make up for yesterday's shortcomings by cooking veg curry (v nice coconut-based one, my mother's recipe originally meant to incorporate chicken too) and flapjack. Flapjack is for the Yorkshire escapade. My parents - and I speak from bitter experience - have NO idea how much teenagers eat. Will melt and spread dark chocolate on top and expect 14 year old nephew will inhale it.

Thanks, all. We stayed over in a luxurious B & B and had lunch with friends on Sunday, so there was a bit of time to savour our success before we got the bad news.

It's had a bad effect on DM though. She's been distraught this morning. She's sleeping badly, getting much more forgetful & needing more help with everything. I don't think I can leave her overnight again, it was too much of a worry. Her phone works as a personal alarm but she won't use it. Perhaps I should install a granny-cam?

Oh Cremo La Flauta - lovellllly..... Here quiet day - dp working, I have done local food market and looking at the next half term and having a heart attack - I have no idea how I'm going to fit everything in...... (And work as well)